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Last Updated: 29/09/2025

Code - Course Title	Compulsory/Elective	Laboratory + Practice	ECTS
SOS326 - Sociology of Health and Illness	V. SEMESTER	3 +0	4.5

Language of Instruction	Türkçe
Course Type	Area Elective Courses
Course Instructor(s)	PROF. DR. TEMMUZ GÖNÇ ŞAVRAN
Mode of Delivery	Face to face
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Prerequisites	There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
Courses Recomended	Introduction to Sociology I, Introduction to Sociology II, History of Sociology I, History of Sociology II
Recommended Resources	Illich, Ivan. (1995). Sağlığın Gaspı. İstanbul: Ayrıntı Yayınları Kerbo H.R. (2002) Social Stratification and Inequality. London, McGraw-Hill.
Work Placement	None
Aims of the Course

Weeks	Learning Outcomes	Topics	Teaching Methods
Week - 1		Introduction- The Content of Sociology of Health and Ilnness
Week - 2		The Historical Development of the Sociology of Health and Ilnness
Week - 3		The Biomedical and SOcial Models of Health and Illness
Week - 4		Health and Illness in Functionalist Approach- Medicine Analysis of Talcott Parsons
Week - 5		Health and Illness in Functionalist Approach- Talcott Parsons' concept of Sick Role
Week - 6		Health and Illness in Conflict Approach- Commodification of Health and Medical Industry
Week - 7		Health and Illness in Post structuralism- Foucault- Medicine as a Social Control Mechanism
Week - 8		Health and Illness in Hermeneutic Approach - The Construction of Ilnness and doctor-patient interction
Week - 9		Health Inequalities- Social Class, Income and Health
Week - 10		Health Inequalities- Ethnicity, Social Status and Health
Week - 11		Health Inequalities- Gender and Health
Week - 12		Comperative Health Systems
Week - 13		Neoliberalism and Reforms in Health Systems
Week - 14		Historical Development of Health Policies in Turkey

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